Registration, Networking & Breakfast

Chairs Welcoming Address

Trust sustainability: Driving high standards and growth

• Culture- Importance and impact of system leadership.
• Consistency of standards and collaboration - Leading across settings.
• Right people, right place - Leadership structures.  
• The wrestle – How to we achieve the balance between centralisation and schools autonomy..?

Keynote Session - Blue Apple Education

Mark Davis, leading school marketing expert and a member of the MATA Advisory Board will be talking through the key steps needed to ensure that your MAT has a strategic marketing function that can drive and support your growth. He will also explain what to consider and how to overcome the challenges of developing Marketing and Communications as a Centralised service.

The session will look at developments through each stage of growth, lessons learned and how the strategy and central structure has evolved. It will also touch on the growth principles behind everything and reasons why schools have been attracted to the trust.

Keynote Session - de Novo Solutions

Join us for this session on how to navigate the digital transformation journey in actionable steps. Our focus will be on the first step:  preparing for the cloud using the techniques we’ve successfully employed with our MAT clients to support them on their digital journey.

Morning Break, Networking and Refreshments

Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust has grown rapidly over the past 18 months, more than doubling the size of the Trust as well as moving from a Primary to a mixed Primary/Secondary MAT. Find out how the Trust strategically managed the process to enable all schools to thrive and ensure that the Trust continues to perform at all levels. 

Keynote Session - Schools Advisory Service

This short keynote will unpick the science behind empathy and empathetic leadership as a tool to ensure staff feel valued and results in them being the best version of themselves which in turn has a positive impact on fulfilment and can make them up to 30% more effective.

Based on Simon Sinek and Brene Brown’s work, this keynote will help to explain what happens biologically when leaders display empathetic leadership traits, explains the difference between empathy and sympathy and how empathy drives motivation, culture and ethos, making your trust an employer of choice.

As a CEO, Carla support the schools at EMPOWER MAT in their pursuit of excellence.   

With a number of years experience in schools both primary and secondary, Ofsted recognition for outstanding leadership and described as ‘ inspirational’  she leads change and enjoys being a part of making a difference to the young people in Shropshire. 

Using her understanding as a Leadership coach, a mindfulness practitioner, a qualified mental health practitioner & as an NLP trained practitioner she is committed to help develop the understanding around mental health,  self awareness and support building healthy, resilient mindsets.

A compassionate,  empathetic leader who wants the greatest outcomes for all. 

Roundtable Hosted by EPM:

MAT Growth – Laying the foundations for sustainable growth

Strategically planning for growth is a top priority for many small to medium trusts across the country. Whether it’s to ensure a wider educational offer, a route to greater financial resilience, developing a stronger workforce, or to meet a civic duty by sponsoring one or more academies, everyone is talking about growth of MATs.

In this roundtable discussion we will explore some of the essential aspects MAT leaders need to have in place when considering if they are ready to grow:

• The central team capacity required for a growing MAT
• How to ensure robust oversight, challenge and support
• Unlocking the best from the workforce and maintaining stability.

If you are interested in joining this roundtable, please email matt.mcdermott@convenzis.co.uk

Keynote Session - SAAF Education

Synopsis TBC

Panel Discussion

Post-Conference Drinks Reception

End of Day